Bumper-bar clamp



R. a. FAGEOL BUMPER BAR CLAMP Filed April 10,

v ea e l mn/ i or ""ITIE FAQEGL, OF QAKLAND, CALEFOBNEA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CHAIN COM- His 01 BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A GOB?ORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed April 10, 1923. Seria 1%. 881,07@.

To all 107mm iamay concern.

it known that 1, Ronnie B. FAonoL, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,lrland, county of Alameda, and Statc ot i/aliitornia, have invented new and userul rovements in Bumper-Bar Clamps, of "n the following is a specification.

invention relates to automobile bumpers and particularlypertains to means clamping the bars thereof together.

' is the principal object of the present d'lOii to provide a simple and inexpene clamp by which. two bars, as, vror exbars of an automobile bumper, may y clamped with theirends in abutation to each other and in a manner that the clamp will remain fixed to the members upon which .it 15 535i 1 another object of the invention to .de simple structure whereby a suitand. inexpensive finish may be given clamp.

.llhe present invention contemplates the A shaped clamping member, adaptr o ee contiguous ends oi: a pa1r of said member being proyided with ans :ior causing it to rigidly clamp ends of the bars, at the same 1g held against movement longiof the bars.

1 1 iiivention is illustrated by way or" er:- lc in the accompanying drawings, in

is a view in front elevation showthe bumper to which the present inon is applicable.

is an enlarged fragmentary view Q nt elevation showing the clamp and ba to which it is applied.

3 is a view in end elevation showing 1 is a view in section and elevation 2 mg the manner in which the front nping plate engages the bar. deferring more particularly to the draw- H the,

l and il indicate bars of a bumper,

slip longitudinally of the bars and will in some instances move to an inefl'ective clamping position.

One of the objects of this invention is to permanently locate the clamping device relative to the bars, and for that reason a clamping device 12 is provided having a front plate 13 and a rear plate 14, the front plate being formed with a protrusion 15 which extends between the contiguous ends of the bars as more clearly shown in Fig. 4. The front plate and back plate may, of course, be separate, and if so, it is desirable to form the back plate with overhanging lips 16 by which the space between the bodyof the two plates will be concealed above and below the bar, thus making the structure more sightly and at the same time preventing vertical movement of the clamp. When two separate plates are utilized, bolts 17 and 18 are provided to pass through both plates and are preferably arranged to pass etween. the adjacent ends of the bars. In the event, however, that the two plates 13 and 14 are formed integral with the upper overhanging portion 16 It is common practice to apply a trade name or some fanciful design on the front face of the plate 13. This is often made in nickel plate work. In order to economically do this in the present case a face plate 19 is provided to be positioned directly over the face of the front plate 13. This face plate is preferably stenciled and may be nickel plated. If the front face of plate 13 is appropriately painted the nickel plated portion of the plate 19 will cooperate therewith to set out a desired design. This face plate may be used on either form of the invention.

It will thus be seen that by the provision of the present clamp it is possible to rigidly fix the clamping structure relative to the bars to be held, and to thereafter tightly grip the bars to hold them in fixed longitudinal alignment. I

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood that var ous changes might be made in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit 'of the inyention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: e

1. A device for clamping abutting bars of automobile bumpers, comprising a plate extending along the aligned faces of the bars on one side and bridging the gap therebetween, said plate being formed with paral lel flanges overhanging the edges of thebars, a second plate extending along the aligned faces on the opposite side of the abutting portions of the bars, and clamping means for drawing the two plates together and fastening the contiguous ends of the bars together.

2. A device for fastening the contiguous portions of longitudinally aligned bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap between the contiguous portions of the bars on one side and being formed with marginal flanges between which the bars extend and to which the plate is held against lateral movement, a second plate positioned on the opposite side of the contiguous portions of the bars, and fastening means for clamping the plates together and thus holding the bars.

3. A device for fastening the contiguous portions of longitudinally aligned bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap between the contiguous portions of the bars on one side and being formed with marginal flanges between which the bars extend and to which the plate is held against lateral movement, a second plate positioned on the opposite side of the contiguous portions of the bars, and-fastening means for clamping the plates together and thus holding the bars, said fastening means comprising bolts passing between the contiguous ends of the bars to thus prevent longitudinal movement of the clamping plates relative to the bars.

4. A device for fastening the contiguous portions of longitudinally aligned bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap'between the contiguous portions of the bars on one side and being formed with marginal flanges between which the bars extend and to which the plate is held against lateral movement, a second plate positioned on the opposite side of the contiguous portions of the bars, fastening means for clamping the plates together and thus holding the bars, and a protruding member carried by one of the plates to pro ect between and fit into the space between the cont1guous ends of the bars for preventing longi' tudinal movement of the clamping structure relative to the bars.

5. A device for clamping ends of automobile bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap between the ends of said bars and lying against the aligned faces thereof, flange means carried by the plate resting against the edges of the bars to prevent lateral and twisting movement of the plate relative to the bars, another plate lying against the opposite faces of the bars and bridging the gap therebetween, and clamping means for holding the plates and the bars against movement relative to each other. p

6. A device for clamping ends of automobile bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap between the ends of said bars and lying against the aligned faces thereof, flange means carried by the plate resting against the edges of the bars to prevent lateral and twisting movement of the plate relative to the bars, another plate lying against the opposite faces of the bars and bridging the gap therebetween, and clamping means for holding the plates and the bars against movement relative to each other, said clamping means comprising bolts passing between the contiguous ends of the bars and having diameters agreeingwith the space between said contiguous ends.

7. Aidevice for clamping ends of automobile bumper bars together comprising a plate bridging the gap between the ends of said bars and lying, againstthe aligned faces thereof, flange means carried by the plates resting against the edges of the barsto prevent lateral and twisting movement of the plate relative to the bars, another plate lying against the opposite faces of the bars and bridging the gap therebetween, and clamping means for holding the plates and the bars against movement relative to each other, a protrusion formed as a part of one of said plates, said protrusion projecting between the contiguous ends of the bars and being of a width agreeing with the space between said ends.

Roman B. FAGEOL. 

